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Applying Freehand and Straight Brushstrokes

You can draw unconstrained lines by using the freehand drawing style, or you can draw straight lines.

When you draw a freehand stroke, you can drag with any motion or in any direction. The stroke follows your path.

Dragging to create freehand strokes.

When you draw a straight line stroke, Corel Painter connects points with a straight line.

To create a straight line stroke, you click to add the first point and then click or drag to create the stroke.

To draw freehand lines Back to Top
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On the Brush property bar, click the Freehand Strokes button .
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Drag on the canvas.
You can use shortcut keys to toggle between the freehand and straight line drawing styles. Press B to choose the freehand style, or V to choose the straight-line style.
To draw straight lines Back to Top
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On the Brush property bar, click the Straight Line Strokes button .
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Click a point on the canvas where you want to start your line.
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Do one of the following:
Click the point where you want to end the line.
Drag to place the end point exactly where you want it.
Corel Painter connects the first and second points with a straight line.
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To continue drawing from the second point, click or drag to create additional points on the canvas.
Corel Painter connects each point with a straight line.
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To end a line, do one of the following:
Press Return (Mac OS) or Enter (Windows) to close the polygon. The final point is connected to the origin with a straight line.
Click the Freehand Strokes button to return to the freehand drawing style without closing the polygon.
Press V to end the current polygon without closing it, so that you can begin a new one.

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